- 4.6 deg rear camber!!
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- 4.6 deg rear camber!!
Recently dropped all the suspension on my 91, to replace ALL the stock bushes with Poly,s.
Now after doing this-took the car down to a specialist shop to get the alignment done, now had 1/2 tank of fuel and the drivers seat ballasted.
Even with the alignment bolt/cams fully adjusted i cant get the rear camber less than -4.6deg??, - i was aiming for -1.75 /-2 deg
Anyone any ideas, my ride height isnt excessively low either 12 1/4" at front, 12 5/8" at rear
Now after doing this-took the car down to a specialist shop to get the alignment done, now had 1/2 tank of fuel and the drivers seat ballasted.
Even with the alignment bolt/cams fully adjusted i cant get the rear camber less than -4.6deg??, - i was aiming for -1.75 /-2 deg
Anyone any ideas, my ride height isnt excessively low either 12 1/4" at front, 12 5/8" at rear
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oh i,m sure the bushings have been installed correctly, they were marked up where they went.
i guess i could buy a set of the FM adjustable bushes- i just wanted to now why the camber is currently so far out.
i guess i could buy a set of the FM adjustable bushes- i just wanted to now why the camber is currently so far out.
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Think ive got to the bottom off this- i tightened all the wishbone fixing points/bolts whilst it was up on the jacks.
Been suggested on another thread that i probably preloaded the suspenion and that i need to get it back up on the jack,slacken the bolts/fixtures and raise the the wheel back up to ride height and then re-tighten all the bolts.
I know nothing is bent
Been suggested on another thread that i probably preloaded the suspenion and that i need to get it back up on the jack,slacken the bolts/fixtures and raise the the wheel back up to ride height and then re-tighten all the bolts.
I know nothing is bent
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Front nearside adjustment bolt is maxed out
There is still some adjustment on the bolts for the offside wishbones
Not the best pic to show the angle, but you know i,m beginning to doubt the accuracy/calibration of the garages alighnment equipment.
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Theres no way n hell that can be -4.6*. Take it somewhere else.
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I'm at -2.7* looks much more than that!
I do know if you are too low your situation can happen. I believe there are upper control arms to give you more angle to get less camber. But you don't look too low or too negative.
I do know if you are too low your situation can happen. I believe there are upper control arms to give you more angle to get less camber. But you don't look too low or too negative.
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Another vote for a different shop. I've had some very bad experiences with alignment shops. For something that should be so common and simple, people really seem to screw it up. If there's a local car community or some autocross guys nearby try to talk to them and see where they go. I agree w/ the guys above, if you've got that much camber it'd be very obvious.
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Sure i,m ok about the setting , but its been a pain in the *** to find out-when the garage should have been getting it right from the start.
Dont gemme wrong - car drives fine, i just needed to know what my cambers were.
Dont gemme wrong - car drives fine, i just needed to know what my cambers were.